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A detailed analysis shows that alkalinity changes during drying is the crucial factor controlling the microstructural changes of the soft casein particles and hence the rheology.Alkyl pinacol boronic esters have been routinely used for the synthesis of complex target molecules or high-value chemicals due to their non-toxicity, stability and commercial availability. The synthesis of C-B bonds in the absence of transition metals has gained significant attention due to its added advantages. Numerous methods have been developed for the synthesis of alkyl pinacol boronates without transition metals, which include reactions using organometallic reagents, Lewis acids and bases, photoredox catalysis, and 1,2-metallate rearrangement. Herein, we have analyzed the growing resource of literature related to the transition metal-free synthesis of alkyl pinacol boronic esters based on the differences in their reaction mechanisms.The amide base generated in situ from tetramethylammonium fluoride and N(TMS)3 catalyzes the synthesis of 1,3-diene from an allylbenzene and carbonyl compound. The system is applicable to the transformations of a variety of allylbenzenes with functional groups (halogen, methyl, phenyl, methoxy, dimethylamino, ester, and amide moieties). Acyclic and cyclic diaryl ketones, pivalophenone, pivalaldehyde, and isobutyrophenone are used as coupling partners. The role of transβ-methyl stilbenes in product formation is also elucidated.Firefly luciferases display a typical change in bioluminescence color to red at acidic pH, high temperatures and in the presence of heavy metals. Recently, the proton and metal sensing site responsible for the pH-sensitivity of firefly luciferases, which involves the salt bridges between E311-R337 and H310-E354, was identified. However, it is unclear what other residues contribute to the distinct degrees of pH-sensitivity observed in other firefly luciferases. A multialignment of primary structures of a large set of pH-sensitive and pH-insensitive beetle luciferases showed that the conserved E270 among adult firefly luciferases is substituted by Gly (railroad worms)/Gln (click-beetles) in pH-insensitive ones. Site-directed mutagenesis studies using Macrolampis sp2 and Amydetes vivianii firefly luciferases indeed showed that E270 is important for the pH-dependent activity and spectral profiles the substitution E270A/G drastically decreases the spectral pH-sensitivity, and extends the activity profile above pH 9.0. These mutations also decrease the sensitivity to metals such as zinc, mercury and cadmium. Modelling studies showed that the residue E270 is located in a three-glutamate motif (269EEE271) at the N-terminal of α-helix-10. The results suggest that at acidic pH, the protonation of E270 carboxylate may extend a turn of the helix at the N-terminal, misaligning the pH-sensor and luciferin phenolate binding site residues S286, I288 and E311. In contrast, the substitution of E270A/G may unwind a turn of the α-helix-10, indirectly increasing the interaction of the pH-sensor and other residues at the bottom of the luciferin binding site, stabilizing the green light emitting conformation.The chiral dicobalt(ii) complex [CoII2(μ2-L)2] (1) (H2L = N2,N6-di(quinolin-8-yl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide) and its tert-butyl analogue [CoII2(μ2-LBu)2] (2) were synthesized and structurally characterized. Addition of one equivalent of AgSbF6 to the dichloromethane solution of 1 and 2 resulted in the isolation of the mixed-valent dicobalt(iii,ii) species [CoIIICoII(μ2-L)2]SbF6 (3) and [CoIIICoII(μ2-LBu)2]SbF6 (4). Homovalent 1 and 2 exhibited catalytic activity towards proton reduction in the presence of acetic acid (AcOH) as the substrate. The complexes are stable in solution while their catalytic turnover frequency is estimated at 10 and 34.6 h-1 molcat-1 for 1 and 2, respectively. Calculations reveal one-electron reduction of 1 is ligand-based, preserving the dicobalt(ii) core and activating the ligand toward protonation at the quinoline group. This creates a vacant coordination site that is subsequently protonated to generate the catalytically ubiquitous Co(iii) hydride. The dinuclear structure persists throughout where the distal Co(ii) ion modulates the reactivity of the adjacent metal site by promoting ligand redox activity through spin state switching.In this paper, the synthesis of a naphthalene diimide (NDI) derivative with a donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) molecular structure substituted with a long alkyl chain (12 carbons) containing naphthalene hydrazide at the imide position is reported. The reduced emission quantum yield (φf = 0.01-0.03) of the NDI derivative in various solvents indicates the perturbation of the electronic state of π-electron deficient NDI (A) by the peripheral naphthalene (D) units. The investigation of the influence of the alkyl chain and naphthalene substituent on the self-assembling properties of the NDI derivative reveals an isodesmic mode of self-assembly in a chloroform/methylcyclohexane (CHCl3/MCH, 1  9, v/v) mixture. The self-assembling nature of the NDI derivative also results in the formation of an organogel in the CHCl3/MCH (1  9, v/v) mixture, and gel formation is well-comprehended by techniques such as P-XRD, rheological studies, and FT-IR measurements. Furthermore, radical anion (NDI˙-) formation of π-acidic NDI was used as a sensing tool for hydrazine by a fluorescence "turn-on" (φf = 0.12) method in the solution (DMSO), film, and gel state with a detection limit of 284.1 ppb in DMSO and 32 ppb in the gel state.The rheological behavior, assembly measurements, thermal stability, molecular conformation, and molecular interactions of myofibrillar proteins (MP) modified by transglutaminase (TGase) and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) were investigated. Fluorescence and ultraviolet spectra showed that TGase and ECCG quenched the endogenous fluorescence of MP and improved the exposure of chromophoric and hydrophobic groups of MP caused by unraveling the tertiary structure. TGase and EGCG treatment increased the α-helix and β-turn contents and the structure became more ordered. It also increased the thermal stability of MP and the storage modulus of MP gels as reflected in the rheological and thermal properties tests. Meanwhile, changes in SDS-PAGE, FT-IR, and sulfhydryl contents showed that TGase increased the disulfide bond contents, whereas it decreased after EGCG was added, suggesting that EGCG could react with MP via non-covalent and covalent interactions. Assembly measurements illustrated that TGase increased the turbidity and particle size of MP, while TGase and EGCG treatment accelerated MP aggregation and it was associated with the increase in the EGCG concentration, which was further confirmed by SEM and AFM. This work could contribute new insights into the synergistic effect of TGase and EGCG on modifying MP and guide for its application in surimi processing.Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the major cause for the development of chronic liver alterations. Hepatic steatosis is the most benign and common form of NAFLD, although its potential to evolve into more detrimental liver alterations makes its treatment necessary. In this regard, much attention has been paid to polyphenols, with resveratrol being one of the most studied ones. This review is aimed at studying the effects induced by resveratrol on hepatic steatosis in both preclinical studies conducted under different feeding conditions (overfeeding, normal feeding and caloric restriction), and in clinical trials. The vast majority of studies have been conducted by administering the polyphenol at the same time as an obesogenic diet. Under these experimental conditions, resveratrol has shown effectiveness improving diet-induced excessive liver lipid accumulation. Data are scarce for studies carried out by administering resveratrol under standard or energy-restricted feeding conditions. In this regard, while resveratrol retains its effectiveness, ameliorating hepatic steatosis under standard feeding conditions, such an effect has not been reported for the administration of the polyphenol under energy restriction. With regard to clinical trials, in the majority of them, resveratrol did not show its effectiveness in improving hepatic steatosis. This lack of effect could be due to significant differences in the experimental procedures (mainly the length of the experimental period). TP-0903 order The relevance of liver fat content at the baseline should also be considered. link2 Altogether, there is no sufficient scientific support so far for proposing resveratrol as a tool for hepatic steatosis treatment.Developing highly efficient photocatalysts is of crucial importance to solve the energy crisis and global warming issues. In this work, a P-doped polymeric carbon nitride (CN) photocatalyst was synthesized by one-step copolymerization of guanidine hydrochloride and phosphonitrilic chloride trimer. The doping of P in CN was found to alter the electronic structure, enhance the charge separation and transfer, and promote the CO2 adsorption and activation, making it an efficient CO2 photoreduction catalyst. At the optimized P dose, the CO evolution amount on P-doped CN reached 0.349 μmol (30 mg, 3 h), which was 3.5 times that of pure CN. The process of CO2 photoreduction on P-doped CN was investigated by in situ FTIR analysis, revealing that P doping could promote the formation of a CO2- intermediate. A possible mechanism has been proposed, which may provide new insights into the effect of non-metal element doping in CN on its CO2 photocatalytic reduction performance.Three oxalate-bridging lanthanide-based polyoxometalates (Ln-POMs) K17Na2H5[(As2W19O67(H2O))Ln(H2O)22(C2O4)]·50H2O. [Ln = Sm3+ (1), Pr3+ (2), and Ce3+ (3)] were successfully synthesized. The structures were further characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, Raman spectroscopy, elemental analyses, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), IR spectra, UV/vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The structural characterization study reveals that Ln-POMs 1-3 crystallize in the form of the triclinic space group P1[combining macron] and consist of an oxalate bridging di-Ln3+-incorporated H-shaped dimer, which can also be viewed as a combination of two half-units Ln(As2W19O67(H2O))(H2O)2222- related by an inversion center. It is worth noting that the opening angle (33.01°) from the [As2W19O67(H2O)]14- fragment in 1-3 is less than that of the [As2W19O67(H2O)]14- precursor (40.99°). Furthermore, the stability of 1-3 in aqueous solution and their solid-state photoluminescence properties have also been investigated in this work.The main structural element defining the cell is the lipid membrane, which is an integral part of regulating the fluxes of ion and nutrition molecules in and out of the cell. Surprisingly, copper ions were found to have anomalous membrane permeability. This led us to consider a broader spectrum of cations and further a new approach for using liposomes as nanoreactors for synthesis of metal and metal alloy nanoparticles. In the present study, the high membrane permeability of Cu2+ and its neighbouring transition elements in the periodic table was investigated. The permeability of Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ag+, Au3+, Mg2+, Ca2+ and Lu3+ was assessed, and we report that Zn2+, Cu2+, Ag+ and Au3+ surprisingly are able to cross lipid bilayers. link3 This knowledge is highly relevant for understanding trafficking of cations in biological systems, as well as for design of novel nanoparticle and nanoreactor systems. An example of its use is presented as a platform for synthesizing single highly uniform gold nanoparticles inside liposomal nanoreactors.